Sheryl Sandberg to Stephen Colbert: Men Should Clean for Sex

"Don't buy flowers, do laundry."

By
Alyssa Bailey

Apr 10, 2014

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Last night, Facebook COO and Lean In: For Graduates author Sheryl Sandberg stopped by the Colbert Report, where she gave Stephen Colbert — aka David Letterman's replacement — some schooling. What started as a lecture on how anyone can "lean in" quickly became an epic sex talk when Colbert brought up a 1996 study that found men who do more housework have less sex.

Sandberg called the study "outdated" — then spelled out the real data. "If you share chores more evenly, which doesn't really happen now but could, you're happier and if you're happier, you have more sex," she said. "So I tell men if you want to have more sex with your wife, don't buy flowers, do laundry."

Of course, she was schooling an in-character Colbert. Real-life Colbert probably knows better than to believe a conveniently sexist study. And he definitely won't need to do any cleaning tonight. But it's a worthwhile reminder from Sandberg nonetheless. Watch more of the pair's exchange below.